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By SpringLaw | 3 Minutes Read July 13, 2022

In the moonlight: Working a side hustle

In this blog, we discuss the legal considerations of moonlighting for employers and employees. In and of itself, moonlighting may be a perfectly acceptable practice. Employers beware: it can snowball into a legal problem quickly in some situations.

Article by SpringLaw / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards / confidentiality, conflicts of interest, employee loyalty, employment law, intellectual property, loyalty provision, moonlighting, non-competition, side hustle, written employment contract Leave a Comment

By Stringer LLP | 3 Minutes Read October 7, 2015

Dial “D” for dismissal: Employee fired after “pocket-dial”

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a phone when it is in a person’s pocket. In a recent decision from Alberta, an employee’s pocket-dial revealed that he was performing work for his own personal business on company time, leading to his dismissal for cause.

Article by Stringer LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Business Conduct Guidelines, code of conduct, Dismissal, dismissal for cause, Employee fired after “pocket-dial”, employment law, employment relationship, just cause, moonlighting, performing work, termination, terminations, working from home, wrongful dismissal

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read September 2, 2011

Employer had just cause to terminate an employee who worked a second job

In some unfortunate cases, Canadians need to work two jobs in order to make ends meet. Well, it seems that sometimes taking a second job may not be a good idea. The British Columbia Provincial Court recently found that an employer could terminate an employee for just cause because that employee had a second job and refused to quit when she was asked.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / allowed to terminate for cause, British Columbia, company guideline, company rules, conflict of interest, disobedience, employment law, just cause, make ends meet, moonlighting, no wrongful dismissal, promotion, second job, second job directly related, solicit customers, soliciting, unrelated jobs, use company time

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